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Hambleton road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1979, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,606 collisions in Hambleton.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
336
Casualties in 1979
516
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
51% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Hambleton in 1979 were fatal and 51% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious17151%
  • Slight15646%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious22744%
  • Slight27854%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 336.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025141191
2024146221
2023156212
2022154218
2021160225
2020129185
2019162245
2018187297
2017192278
2016224344
2015253399
2014246396
2013234333
2012290408
2011239386
2010232364
2009297458
2008276423
2007327530
2006314497
2005347526
2004441645
2003394600
2002413621
2001423666
2000379581
1999429659
1998406638
1997418690
1996449670
1995388581
1994411629
1993380563
1992367571
1991411600
1990440714
1989408613
1988394602
1987358557
1986338533
1985306446
1984304490
1983273422
1982331519
1981355540
1980348553
1979336516

When and where crashes happen in Hambleton in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.5%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June41 (12%)
  • July30 (8.9%)
  • August32 (9.5%)
  • September27 (8%)
  • October23 (6.8%)
  • November31 (9.2%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (58%)
  • Wet or damp102 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6%)
  • Snow15 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (22%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph233 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20150 (29%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (57%)
  • Passenger187 (36%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (60%)
  • Motorcycle107 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Hambleton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 1979

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1979: 63, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1963120134
2ndA6843751122
3rdA1673347112
4thA12344315
5thA61182805
6thA168101803
7thA17281605
8thB13657904
9thA17061005
10thB13335603
11thA1734603
12thB62714702
13thB12573702
14thB12643411
15thB13632300
16thB62672201
17thB62682201
18thB62852302
19thA61081200
20thA671100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1979

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1979: 33.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1979

DL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1979: 88.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1979

North Yorkshire recorded 2,625 collisions in 1979, and 13% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years